linux-kernel - Re: Why ssse3?

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Date:	Thu, 3 May 2007 00:46:07 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <ak@...e.de>
To:	Ulrich Drepper <drepper@...hat.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: Why ssse3?

On Thursday 03 May 2007 00:41:22 Ulrich Drepper wrote:
> Note the extra 's'.  We use "sse" and "sse2", but "ssse3".  I assume
> it's a typo.

Nope. SSE3 != SSSE3. The additional S means Supplemential.

It's probably because the few changes didn't justify a SSE4

-Andi
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